The Employment Taxes team uses a variety of established products and bespoke tax consulting services to deliver significant tax savings for corporates, partnerships and individuals. We offer a range of risk profiles and always ensure that our tax planning recommendations are compatible with the commercial objectives of the client. Our range of services include: 

Employee Benefit Plans: 

• The use of Employment Benefit Trusts (EBTs) to extract corporate profits into the hands of individuals in a tax-effective manner
• Structuring EBTs so as to provide long-term investment vehicles for family wealth and to mitigate exposure to inheritance tax
• The design and implementation of employee remuneration structures to reward key employees
• Structuring and implementing UK and international deferred compensation plans
• Structuring cross-border compensation plans to cover earnings from different jurisdictions

• Employee mitigation planning - Salary sacrifice scheme: bikes, phones, child care, pensions, work buses etc;
• Review of tax implication of termination payments and compromise agreements;
• Employee policy document creation i.e. staff handbooks, business expenses, relocation, redundancy, travel & subsistence policies;
• Contracts of employment/Service Agreements, status issues i.e. CIS categorization, IR35 service agreements, HMRC disputes on status etc; and
• Introduction of Reward & Recognition, Long Service Awards and other incentive schemes

• Providing advice as to the most appropriate business structure to adopt (i.e. corporate, partnership or combination) from both a tax and a commercial viewpoint
• Restructuring of UK and off-shore business operations to reduce the overall tax charge. Issues commonly dealt with are permanent establishments, use of options, withholding tax, overseas tax implications, tax treaty implications
• Advising on the ownership structures of business and personal assets to mitigate exposure to Capital Gains Tax

• NIC mitigation strategies, for both individuals and employers
• Providing advice regarding Personal Service Companies and giving appropriate structuring advice

UK and International Pension Planning:

• Provision of alternative pension plan with no limits on contribution, also to provide employees with greater access to funds in the plan
• Advising on the transfer of existing pension plans to more tax efficient vehicles whilst providing an enhanced yield

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